so far, so long

 *rings

"Excuse me", I said smiling and slipped away through the door.

Gosh, this year this position feels tiring.

I find a perfect shade corner away from the noise and take the call.

"Yeah, make the required arrangements and call me back when you are done." I said with an affirming tone, knowing I'll have to leave this party soon to join the meeting.

 

I was about to turn and leave when I noticed a faint light coming from the other end of the corridor. The party's going on the floor below and their voices are faint behind the soundproof walls. I take a last glance to the light and start my steps down to the hall but something stings. When I reached a good distance, I hear the phone ringing.

My phone.

On the floor above.

I am sure I had it in my hands and then in the pocket. I then check my pockets but the phone is gone, and I find a big hole in it I never noticed before. This silk red dress is gonna cost me my life.

 

I was to reach the spot but I see someone picking up my phone already. I can't see their face but.

"Um, sorry, I think i dropped it."

That person starts ascending down and their shoes seem heavy making the noise in a silent corridor. I pull out a hand to get it but then the person comes to light.

 

He has a very fair face with deep eyes and sharp brunette hairs, shaded blonde. The moment I see his face my body goes still. Because I feel I know this vibe.

He starts walking up to me with my phone held tight in his hand, revealing his clenched hands but making it look like he isn't crushing my phone. I don't feel good.

"Thanks" I said reaching out my hand to let him hand me the phone.

He stood a feet away from me looking at me for quite long for someome to meet for the first time.

 

"You remember?" He points an index finger to his chest and raises his brows slightly.

"Umm, sorry." I chuckled and start shivering a bit, I don't know how but the air feels suddenly cold.

He let's out a small deep laugh under his breath and drew a smirk around his glowing face. He starts shuffling my phone in the right hand between his fingers, and shots me a defeaning look, swallowing my whole presence.

 

"I wonder how will you too." He says smiling softly at me.

"You must be one of the classmates. I'm sorry I don't remember." I try to be as satisfactory as I can.

"Yeah. Remember the boy who went abroad in grade 8th?" He says it all looking right at me.

I smile and look away trying to remember. I look out at the city lights from the big bar window of the silent corridor. It then strucks me remembering the time I came back to school after a long time, cutting off my toxic friends and realizing that one of my friends didn't seem to be around anymore.

I bring a finger to my lips in realization and point it to him saying I remember. "Yeah, i got it, I remember you."

I smiled wide when I got it right and he smiled a perfect smirk right then.

 

"Its been long, right?" He opens his arms wide enough to let me know its for a hug.

"Yeah" I chuckled and hugged back. I remember him as a friend.

 

He holds me a bit too firmly for a split second hug and my hands start shivering a bit at his back, not much to let him know.

"You're nervous." His sound vibrates down my whole body while my chest stays connected to his. His voice sounds sweet enough to let me know he's happy too to see me after so long. I mean I like meeting my friends after a long long time.

 

He starts touching my hairs which are open and long down to my waist.

"You finally grew them long." He chuckles.

"Yeah." I laughed nervously too.

"Lavenders and honey don't seem to go together."

I try to grow apart now but his body seems cemented to me.

His hands start sliding down my arms and I flinch a bit at his touch. Then he brings it back to my head and starts patting my head.

 

My phone starts ringing and I know now I have to go.

I start pulling apart but he stays firm.

"__ I have to leave, I have a meeting in an hour. We'll meet some other day soon."

"These days don't come again." His heart doesn't seems to beat high at my call.

I chuckle nervously. "I'm sorry I have to" i start pushing his arms apart but I don't know why he's not letting me go.

"Don't. Let it be. I'll tell The Emerson's you had a closer and more important call." And he threw the phone hard down the surrounding wall, breaking it into a million pieces.

 

I jump at the loud sound. But How did he know I was to meet them tonight?

"How do you know?" Shivers come out my tongue.

"I know." He starts swaying a bit like dancing with me.

"Don't joke around. You were a clown since childhood." I start laughing nervously and this time dig my fingers down his arms and almost broke free, when he grabbed a fistful of my hairs and tucked them hard bringing my face up to his. His height is almost twice of mine and i can't overpower him.

I was about to shriek from the pain when he swiftly shut my mouth his one palm at the right moment, and his other hand still holding my hairs and me.

 

"You think it's so simple and easy. I know how it is."

I start shivering when it hurts a lot and out of nowhere, the thing I dreaded has come to take me.

I was nervous to hug him. To be near him. To let him be near me. Since so long running was a way for me. But now this is now out of my hands by myself alone.

 

"That hurts" I said closing my eyes bringing a hand to the place where he's clutched onto me hard.

"It will. It should. It's me."

I open my eyes and see his face right before me with eyes so wild and dark and red and terrifying, it makes me want to cry.

"For you don't know how long its been since I saw you. You dont know how long I have been dying to be near me. You stopped picking up my calls long before. This hurts Daisy. It hurts."

My eyes shut close and a tear trickles down my face when I realize its all about love. He loved me. I left him. I have been running away from him but this all has brought me back to only him. Why did I even hug him in the first place?

 

"Please let me go." I start whimpering when I can't handle it. "I'm sorry, please let me go."

"I thought you were happy being away, but I see tears down your face." He smirks and laughs his words around.

 

With all the strength left in me I punch him hard in the stomach and push him, when i turn to run down the stairs. When someone comes out the party door. I was about to cry "help" when he tight shut my mouth and pulled me away into the dark.